Russia Launches Seven Airstrikes on Kramatorsk, Killing Four Including Two Teen Siblings

Russian forces launched seven airstrikes on the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk and the nearby settlement of Bilenke on Friday, killing four civilians, including two teenage siblings, in what local authorities said was the second attack on the city that day.

Kramatorsk, one of the largest cities in Ukraine’s Donetsk region still under Kyiv’s control, has been a frequent target of Russian missile and aerial attacks 

The strikes, carried out between 3:01 p.m. and 3:20 p.m. local time, hit apartment buildings and private homes, according to the Donetsk regional prosecutor’s office. Four people were killed, including an 18-year-old woman and her 14-year-old brother, while 13 others aged between 35 and 75 were wounded.

Preliminary findings indicate that Russian forces used FAB-250 guided aerial bombs equipped with UMPK glide kits in the attack on civilian areas, the Donetsk regional prosecutor’s office said.

The attack followed an earlier Russian strike on Kramatorsk on Friday, when local officials initially reported damage to a residential neighborhood and private housing, with casualties but no confirmed fatalities. The second wave significantly raised the death toll and underscored the continued vulnerability of civilian areas in the frontline city.

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Regional prosecutors said a pre-trial investigation had been opened into the attack under Article 438 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code, which covers alleged violations of the laws and customs of war.